None Like Jesus Faith Seeks Action in Stimulating Sermon
A Sunday sermon argues genuine faith joins belief with action not mere head or heart assent. It contrasts superficial belief with personal experience, urging believers to trust Jesus in trials, family life, business, and mortality, ending with a call to accept Christ as precious.
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Deddridge
Thor
Jesus Christ
Mary Magdalene
Dinners End In Silent Repudiation Of Host
A guest at a gentleman's dinner, recently reformed from intemperance, was tricked by the host into tasting gin in a water glass. One by one diners followed the guest in leaving the table in silence, a collective rebuke to the host's cruel prank. The dipsomaniac later left to recover his resolve. Providence Journal.
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Providence Journal
From Page to Power A Fish Peddler Turned Congressman
An Erie based tale recalls William L. Scott rising from fish peddler to congressman. A respected elder notes he started as a congressional page, then warehouse clerk for Gen Read, entering the warehouse business in 1857. His fortune is now pegged at 20 million dollars. He dresses plainly, wears a Derby low on his head, and moves with a preoccupied, pale bearing.
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William L. Scott
Erie
Atlas
Compulsory education reply shocks talkative critic
Mr N Fouery the eminent billiardist and literary man reveals quiet stance on religion after a long digression. When pressed about his beliefs he simply answers that he supports compulsory education in a brief, pointed remark.
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N. Fouery
Foley
Civilized seating habits during sermons baffle observers
A remark notes women sit bolt upright and unmoving in church while men, accustomed to waiting on a fence for a one match, tend to wobble after three quarters of an hour. The comparison highlights differing tolerance for stillness in sacred spaces.
Vokes Praised as Equal to French Pantomime Masters
The St James's Budget notes the late Fred Vokes belonged to the better order of pantomimists and was extremely clever in his craft. It claims he was the only man on the English stage who could rival French pantomimists in a form of entertainment often done clumsily in this country.
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Fred Vokes
St. James’s Budget
London
Vokes
America
Orter
Geight
StiIssos &Co
Odds and Ends in a Compact Rhetorical Quip
A playful collection of lines on attachment love letters strings and clothes lines with wry observations on writing, widows, and the ocean becoming angry from repeated crossings. The moon grows brighter when full while the man on earth reddens and acts foolish as fullness is achieved.
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Ivory Promises Between Said Lill and Belle
Dialogue sketches a flirtatious exchange about Ivory soap and whitened hands. Belle teases Said Lill, promising smoother hands like her own if she uses the product. The two name Ivory and discuss transformation through personal care.
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Belle
Warning on counterfeit Ivory soap sales
A notice warns that many white soaps imitate Ivory and are not genuine. It advises consumers to request Ivory soap and insist on receiving the real product. Copyright 1886 by Procter & Gamble is noted.
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Procter & Gamble
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